ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Neighbors on Chili Avenue near Thurston Road are concerned after three officers were shot while responding to a man trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s house on Friday.
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News10NBC’s Chris Fortune went back out to the scene on Monday and spoke with neighbors who shared their feelings of unease.
“Like a Western shootout”
Deborah Miller, a resident of the neighborhood for over 30 years, says she was on her laptop when she heard popping noises.
“I cautiously closed my door because I didn’t want any bullets maybe to come this far, but, that’s what I remember about that,” Miller said. She added, “I heard about ten gunshots.”
Miller compared the shooting to a “Western shootout” and said, “I don’t go out at night anymore. You’re curious about who comes to your door. So just just cautious of the neighborhood.”
Miller said shootings have happened nearby before and her neighbor’s house was hit with bullets once before.
“Shots start going back and forth”
One man, Damyreon Warnick, was helping his aunt move when he heard the gunshots. The moving immediately stopped as they ran into the house for safety.
“We just hurried up. We didn’t even have time, like, returning the U-Haul to be honest. We didn’t have enough time so we just put it at our house, just locked doors and just held shelter really,” said Warnick.
Another man, Jayden Everett, was about to go to bed when he heard the first gunshot.
“Then I hear another shot and then the shots start going back and forth. So I’m like, ‘Oh they’re out there going crazy.’ So my first thought was like, ‘Go around the house make sure all the doors are locked. Make sure the windows are locked.’ So it’ll keep me and everybody in the house safe,” Everett told Chris.
Both Everett and Warnick told Chris they try to walk in a group when they can for safety. Warnick said it’s important to always stay aware of your surroundings.
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